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What were they reading?: Bestsellers from 1930-2000

Here's a sampling of No. 1 bestsellers from the past eight decades – all worthy additions to this summer's reading list.

8. From 2000: “The Brethren” by John Grisham

Here we find ourselves on familiar territory, since Grisham, in this now 13-year-old novel, is still very much a publishing phenomenon. The story, much in the tradition of Grisham’s other legal thrillers, concerns three disgraced judges who hatch another scam while serving time together in prison.

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